Will You Watch "The Next Great American Band?"

Will "American Idol" lightening strike twice? More importantly, do you care?

This week, Fox is kicking off "The Next Great American Band," an "American Idol"-style competition that will ask the viewing audience to choose, well... you get the idea.

Fox hasn't even launched an official site for the show, yet there appears to be a lot of info leaking out onto the web. Whether you believe any of the claims, that's another story. What we do know: John Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls), Sheila E. and Aussie Ian "Dicko" Dickson (Australian Idol) are judges; Dominic Bowden (New Zealand Idol) will host.

Also from what we've seen, you can expect a lot of hair and a lot of different musical genres.

Sticking with the winning "AI" formula, the show's premiere will feature auditions. However, they don't plan to drag it out; plenty of dreams will be crushed by the end of the 2-hour episode.

"The Next Great American Band" premieres Friday, October 19 at 8:00 p.m. (EST) on Fox. -- Rachel Cericola